Acting, 1918
Shōichi Hirose
Born Jun 23, 1918, Japan, Died Jun 20, 1998 (79)
Shōichi Hirose was a Japanese actor. Sometimes credited as Solomon Hirose, he is probably best known for playing Godzilla's archenemy King Ghidorah and for being the actor inside the King Kong suit in King Kong vs. Godzilla, along with several tough guy roles.
Filmography
40 titles- 1977
HouseRamen TruckerIMDb 7.3Movie - 1975
Terror of MechagodzillaIMDb 6.8Movie - 1974
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of VengeanceIMDb 6.4Movie - 1973
Lady SnowbloodIMDb 7.5Movie - 1971
The Battle of OkinawaIMDb 7.8Movie - 1967
King Kong EscapesHenchmanIMDb 6.1Movie - 1967
Great IncidentsMovie - 1966
Ebirah, Horror of the DeepFleeing Infant IslanderIMDb 6.3Movie - 1966
The War of the GargantuasSoldierIMDb 6.3Movie - 1966
Night in BangkokIMDb 9.0Movie - 1965
Red BeardThugIMDb 8.2Movie - 1965
Invasion of Astro-MonsterKing GhidorahIMDb 6.8Movie - 1965
Frankenstein Conquers the WorldTunnel WorkerIMDb 6.7Movie - 1964
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed MonsterKing GhidorahIMDb 7.0Movie - 1964
DogoraThermal power plant staffIMDb 6.7Movie - 1963
King Kong vs. GodzillaKing Kong (uncredited)IMDb 6.6Movie - 1963
AtragonMu HenchmanIMDb 6.6Movie - 1963
Interpol Code 8IMDb 7.5Movie - 1962
SanjuroIMDb 7.9Movie - 1962
King Kong vs. GodzillaKing KongIMDb 6.9Movie - 1962
Varan the UnbelievableFishermanIMDb 4.5Movie - 1961
YojimboUshitora FollowerIMDb 8.1Movie - 1961
MothraDam WorkerIMDb 7.2Movie - 1960
The Human VaporBurly Guard (uncredited)IMDb 7.1Movie - 1960
The Secret of the TelegianIMDb 6.5Movie - 1959
The Three TreasuresIMDb 5.5Movie - 1958
The Hidden FortressSoldier (uncredited)IMDb 8.0Movie - 1958
The H-ManFire Department Official (uncredited)IMDb 5.8Movie - 1958
Executive ChairOzawaMovie - 1957
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific OceanRepresentative (uncredited)IMDb 8.6Movie - 1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanIMDb 3.5Movie - 1957
The MysteriansDetective in Etsuko's houseIMDb 6.3Movie - 1957Story of a Detective's Assistant SequelMovie
- 1957
A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2IMDb 9.0Movie - 1956
RodanMeganulon / Fighter pilotIMDb 6.5Movie - 1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island(uncredited)IMDb 7.2Movie - 1956
Funny FellowsMovie - 1955
Godzilla Raids AgainConvictIMDb 6.0Movie - 1954
Seven SamuraiBanditIMDb 8.5Movie - 1952
IkiruYakuza (uncredited)IMDb 8.3Movie